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But weve so far overlooked an essential reason that people attend music festivals: to experience transformational joy.
Earlier this summer, it seemed as though the pandemic was waning and live music was coming back.
This weeks episode features seven stories from listeners about their most surprising and wonderful moments at festivals past.
Chet Faker, and that whole week Id been trying to get this guitar solo together.
I just kept hating everything I was doing.
I had really no expectations, and I didnt have a lot of connection to Phish.
They begin to ratchet up the tension.
Theres a sense that theyre building to something, with faster notes, a repeated motif in the solo.
And its this feeling of going up and up and up.
Suddenly, everything kind of coalesces and ratchets, and everyones kind of flying.
And then in this one moment, [Phish lead guitarist] Trey climbs up the fret board.
Its a musical wandering; thats what allows for the delivery of a great moment.
You have to take the journey, and you have to go on the wander.
I went to go see Phish at Madison Square Garden.
I saw Trey lead the great revival meeting with his guitar.
And then the next morning, I woke up early.
